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A Liberation ball in Carentan by the dancers of the 鈥淔lying cool cats鈥 troupe.

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Overview

From the Norman invasion of England in 1066 to the D-Day landings of 1944, Normandy has long played an outsized role in European history. This rich and often brutal past is brought vividly to life by the spectacular and iconic island monastery of Mont St-Michel; the incomparable Bayeux Tapestry, world-famous for its cartoon scenes of 11th-century life; and the transfixing cemeteries and memorials along the D-Day beaches, places of solemn pilgrimage.

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  • Le Mont Saint-Michel tidal island in beautiful twilight at dusk, Normandy, France 679580596

    Abbaye du Mont St-Michel

    Mont St-Michel

    Mont St-Michel's one main street, the Grande Rue, leads up the slope 鈥 past souvenir shops, eateries and a forest of elbows 鈥 to the star attraction of a鈥

  • CAEN, FRANCE - OCTOBER 22, 2016: The Memorial de Caen is a museum and war memorial in Caen, Normandy, France commemorating the Second World War and the Battle for Caen.; Shutterstock ID 511924579; Your name (First / Last): Daniel Fahey; GL account no.: 65050; Netsuite department name: Online Editorial; Full Product or Project name including edition: BiT Normandy POIs

    Le M茅morial 鈥 Un Mus茅e pour la Paix

    Caen

    For a very insightful and vivid account of the entire war, with special focus on the Battle of Normandy, Le M茅morial is unparalleled 鈥 it's one of Europe鈥

  • GIVERNY, FRANCE -3 JULY 2016- The house of French impressionist painter Claude Monet in Giverny is now a museum. It includes a beautiful garden with a nymphea waterlily pond and Japanese bridge.; Shutterstock ID 649707625; Your name (First / Last): Daniel Fahey; GL account no.: 65050; Netsuite department name: Online Editorial; Full Product or Project name including edition: Maison et Jardins de Claude Monet POI

    Maison et Jardins de Claude Monet

    Giverny

    Monet鈥檚 home for the last 43 years of his life is now a delightful house-museum. His pastel-pink house and Water Lily studio stand on the periphery of the鈥

  • Falaise d鈥橝val, the famous white cliffs at Etretat in Normandy.

    Falaise d鈥橝val

    脡迟谤别迟补迟

    It's impossible to miss this cliff, as the shingle beach bends around off to the southwest, with its natural arch and solitary needle. You will spy鈥

  • The Erik Satie house in Honfleur, France.

    Les Maisons Satie

    Honfleur

    This unusual and intriguing complex captures the whimsical spirit of the eccentric avant-garde composer Erik Satie (1866鈥1925), who lived and worked in鈥

  • The inner wall and keep of Ch芒teau-Gaillard medieval fortified castle, built in Normandy by Richard the Lionheart in the 12th century, seen from the barbican.

    Ch芒teau Gaillard

    Normandy

    Under Richard the Lionheart's command, Ch芒teau Gaillard was built with unbelievable dispatch between 1196 and 1198, securing the western border of English鈥

  • Museum of Modern Art Andre Malraux in Le Havre, France.

    Mus茅e Malraux

    Le Havre

    Near the waterfront, this luminous and tranquil space houses a fabulous collection of vivid impressionist works 鈥 the finest in France outside Paris 鈥 by鈥

  • The Great Hall with famous bathyscaphes in the maritime museum La Cite de La Mer in Cherbourg, France.

    Cit茅 de la Mer

    Normandy

    Cherbourg鈥檚 art-deco Gare Maritime Transatlantique (Transatlantic Ferry Terminal), built from 1928 to 1933, was designed so travellers could walk from鈥

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